Why is tape loose after rewinding?

[illicit1]

What's the cause of the VHS tape ribbon being slightly lose after a full rewind on my player? Lose enough where it shows when I pull it out of the player.

[timtape]

It could be a faulty cassette or a faulty deck. Does it happen on all cassettes? Can you upload a still or video of what you mean?

[latreche34]

If you mean by loose the tape stays outside of the cassette when it is ejected then it could be a braking issue and/or the supply reel is not rewound enough due to clutch slippage of the supply spindle.

[illicit1]

Looks like it's actually regardless of rewind or not, it's during the process of pulling it out. I'll open it up and take a look. But here's a photo of what every tape looks like when pulled out.

[latreche34]

Yes but what operations were performed before pulling it out? If you insert a cassette in and eject it without doing anything else does the tape get mangled? If it happens after fast forwarding or rewinding, this is a good indication of failed brakes, there is too much tape left out that the automatic supply reel recoil during eject is not recovering all the tape.